Senior Software Engineer

Summary

Join Brevity, a venture-backed startup in Minneapolis, MN, as a hands-on Senior Software Engineer. You will build and ship production code, own product features end-to-end, and help evolve the architecture using their Python/Django + React stack. This individual contributor role involves minimal people management and business meetings. The company offers AI-driven SaaS solutions to improve revenue performance for various clients. You will collaborate with product and design teams, contribute to system architecture, and champion engineering best practices. Occasional mentorship of junior engineers is expected, along with participation in a low-intensity on-call rotation.

Requirements

• Recent experience (last 2 yrs) as a Senior Software Engineer in an early-stage, high-growth, fast-paced Startup team
• Familiarity with some or all of: Python/Django, React, AWS, Kubernetes, Postgres, Redis/SQS, Lambda, DynamoDB
• In the last 6mos: Shipped PRs for Back-End and Front-End microservices, integrated with Cloud Services, ideally with several elements of the aforementioned stack
• 3+ yrs building and scaling enterprise SaaS applications
• Excellent written and verbal communication – able to explain technical trade-offs clearly to fellow engineers, maintains positive outlook in the face of challenge
• Authorized to work in the United States

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, test, and deploy product features across our stack: AWS, Kubernetes, Postgres (RDS), Redis, SQS, Lambda, DynamoDB Python/Django, React, Tailwind / Material-UI Integrations with our subprocessors (see https://trust.brevitypitch.com )
• Contribute to system-level architecture and technical design reviews focused on performance, reliability, security, and cost
• Champion engineering excellence—code review, automated testing, observability, CI/CD—helping us scale to the next order of magnitude
• Collaborate closely with Product and Design to break down requirements, estimate effort, and deliver incremental value on predictable timelines
• Occasionally provide mentorship to junior/mid-level engineers through pair-programming and thoughtful feedback, while remaining a strong individual contributor
• Participate in a low-intensity on-call rotation (roughly one week per quarter) alongside the rest of the engineering team

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience leading development of conversational AI products
• Experience working in an engineering team at Series Seed/A stage
• Familiar with SOC 2 requirements